http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2011/07/08/246271_news.html
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2011/07-july/014.htm
http://www.ctf76.navy.mil/news/2011/july/110705germantown.htm
Kumamoto trip with Pete
We took a one day road trip to Kumamoto one Saturday. Since Pete was only visiting Japan for a short while, we thought it was important to take him out and show him another city. Here are some of the pictures:
Nate and David by a 800 year old tree.
Nate and Kelsey by a thing.
Nate rocks out during some karaoke
Found a ninja by Kumamoto Castle.
I'm the one that isn't a ninja.
Kelsey at Karaoke. If you dance, you get bonus points.
Nate and David by a 800 year old tree.
Nate and Kelsey by a thing.
Nate rocks out during some karaoke
Pete, Kelsey, Nate, and David at Magic Bar
Found a ninja by Kumamoto Castle.
I'm the one that isn't a ninja.
Kelsey at Karaoke. If you dance, you get bonus points.
Bartender at Magic Bar. We were the only people there, so the bartender gave us a private magic show. It was a lot of fun.
USS GERMANTOWN - My new home
Here are some pictures of my new ship and ESG-7 (Expeditionary Strike Group -7), which is a little like a carrier Strike Group, but consists of all Amphibious ships and a Marine Expeditionary Unit. ESG-7 is the GERMANTOWN, ESSEX, TORTUGA, and DENVER.
USS GERMANTOWN. I live here.
AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) coming from our well-deck. When we deploy, we fill the well-deck with various amphibious craft. We can purposefully take on water (ballast) and flood the well-deck and drive the craft out from the stern of the ship.
AAVs with the TORTUGA in the background.
Marines lining up to embark the ESSEX for the deployment. Often mistaken for a carrier, it is a big deck amphib that embarks helicopters (super cobras, sea knights, seahawks, sea stallions, hueys) and harriers.
A AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the ESSEX. Did you ever see True Lies? It's that... sort of. It can vertically take off and land.
USS GERMANTOWN. I live here.
AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) coming from our well-deck. When we deploy, we fill the well-deck with various amphibious craft. We can purposefully take on water (ballast) and flood the well-deck and drive the craft out from the stern of the ship.
AAVs with the TORTUGA in the background.
Marines lining up to embark the ESSEX for the deployment. Often mistaken for a carrier, it is a big deck amphib that embarks helicopters (super cobras, sea knights, seahawks, sea stallions, hueys) and harriers.
A AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the ESSEX. Did you ever see True Lies? It's that... sort of. It can vertically take off and land.
Los Angeles
I had to train for a week in San Diego for continuation of my practicing license. I had some friends visit me and we took an overnight trip to Los Angeles. I had never been there before and it was surprisingly nice. Here are a few of the random photos I took:
Do you recognize this house? Ever seen 90210?
View from the hotel of the Hollywood sign.
View of LA from the mountain. The pollution in the air was disgusting. Too bad- it would be a nice place otherwise.
Mel's drive-in
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Goodbye Whitney, Tokyo
Shinagawa train station
Why is this in English?
The famous Ginza of Tokyo. It's like the 5th Avenue of Japan. All of the upscale Tokyo shopping occurs here.
We ordered a lot of food!
And here is Whitney. I am sure she will be happy I posted this picture =)
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